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COMMUNICATION  FROM  TEE  SECIlETxVRY  OF  WAR. 


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Richmonil.  A'.i..  March  0,  18G3.  ) 

His  Excellency,  Ti:k  President  : 

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Sjr  :  I  have  ibe  honor  to  enclose  for  transmission  to  Congress  an 

estimate  of  addiiional  funds  rerpiircd  for  tho  service  of  the  ordnance 
bureau  for  the  pjriod  ending  Juno  3'.),  13o;3. 

A^ery  respectful ly, 

Your  ohedient  servant. 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON, 

Sicrclary  of  War. 


ESTIMATE — Of  cdlitlono^  funds  requh-:d  for  the  service  of  the  Ord- 
nance Bureau,  fo7'  the  pyiiod  ending  SMh  Jane,   18U.'3. 

Appropriation    for   the    ordnance    service    in    all    its 

branches,  (Qve  millions  of  dolkrs,)  S"j/^)0,(iOO  00 

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Remarks. — This  addiiional  appropiiiUion  will  be  needed  to  pay  for 
ordnance  and  ordnance  s  ores  purchased  abroad,  which  are  now  arri- 
ving more  freely  than  was  anticipated  when  my  1  ist  estimate  was 
made,  and  will  he  rendered  necessary  by  the  additional  force  to  be 
thrown  into  the  field.  Fifty  thousand  iulditional  arms  will  be  ordered 
at  once  ;  this  item  alone  will  amount  to  fully  a  million  of  dollars. 

J.  GORGAS,  Colonel, 

Chiff  of  Ordnanct. 


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KiciiMuM),  Va.,  March  4,  18G3. 
To  the  Senate  and  Huuse  rf  lieprcscntativcs  : ' 

I  l;ere\vith  tr.in.'^niit  u  coniiiiii!iio;ition  from  tlio  Pccrct.iry  of  War, 
coverini;  an  estimate  of  additional  funds  required  fur  tlio  service  of 
the  ordnance  bureau,  for  the  period  ending  June  3'.>,  1863. 

I  recoimnend  an  appiopriat  on  of  the  auiount  for  the  purpose  speci- 
fied. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


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